Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1887-11-04


tornrys for anarchists, was the
first person to take Il seat within
the bar. His long white hair and
beard attracted attention to him
us he sat alone, leaning on his
gold headed cane with his eyes
turned upon the gildcd bird Of
liberty pcrcicd above the Chief
just lees chair.
The only representative of the
cGlirt present for an hour were { he
hard featured marble Justices on
wall. Almost us many ladies as
men were attracted by curiosity to
he court, and many Of them were
obliged to stand. One man came
in with Il baby carried ON his
shoulder, but he soon departed.
by half past eleven il WAS impos-
Slblc for any one to get through
wv iiIt'ii '''l w I nv t'ItIl IOOlll.
The Spac" reserved for members
of tic bar filled up more gradually
and by the time for the court to
meet Il large number of prominent
lawyers were assembled.
AT one o'clock Gen. Butler adj
dressed he court, and the alarch-
lists case WAS taken up. lie ask
eel an allotment Of time, and the
court gave tlrcc hours for Il side.
SIR. Tucker then stepped forward
and opened the argument for the
anarchists. Mr.. Tucker argued
That the Illinois court had violated
he loirih and fourteenth amend
mcntS of the Constitution. lie
closed with Il very eloquent appeal
to he court. Attorney Haunt made
In" argument for the State of Iii.
noiS.
The counsel who are striving to
maintain he validity of the KanS-
rs and Iowa prohihitory legislation
before he United States Supreme
Court are earnestly cndravoring
To get additional argument before
he court before any decision shall
he announced. The denial of the
motion to advance the cases pend
Ing on the docket oni To Withhold
decision up0n eases already ar
gucd. WAS apparently IL diSarpuint
mcnt to the prollibilioniSts. They
seem to feel HAT Il fur; her ;lrgii-
mcnt of their cause is important if
moi essential.
After the decree OF the court dc
nyin% the motion to advance pending
cases was announced, Attorney Gen
rral li'udford, of Kansas, offered n
motion i'll tIic Supreme Court to re
OPEN the cases hitherto argued. and
submitted, on the ground ;llat the
counsel On the other side Gor the
liquor INTEREST," violated an agree
ment, that after having agreed to
submit the case on briefs they put iii
oral argument. ~ court directed
that tho motion be printed.
Those who are opposing prohibi-
ton contend that there WAS no viola
ton OF any agreement. They say
there was nn agreement between the
counsel representing both sides i'm
Kansas, but that it did not extend
beyond counsel then in the case ::
that TIE counsel then i'll the case did
not submit any oral argument, but
MIR. Choaie, of New York, who WAS
specially employed by the brewers of
New York, niadn the argument; that
M agreement made between counsel
iii Kansas could be binding upon
him, and hence the claim of Al viola.
ton Of agreement is not well found.
ed.
Commissioner Lyman tips The scale
IN favor OF Commissioner Obcrly as
against Commissioner Edgcrton. He
does more He out-Obcrlvs Obcrly.
and denies The clerks in political as.
aociations the grain of encourage
ment which Mr.. Oberly left them
The ciyil-servicc law forbids ally per
son employed in the service of the
United States from giving. directly
or indirectly, to any other person in
that service money to lie applied to
the promotion of any political object.
MIR. Oborly construed that law to for